Foreword Richard L. Rubenstein; Introduction; Part I. The Holocaust in Contemporary American Culture: 1. The nativisation of the Holocaust; 2. The uniqueness and universality of the Holocaust; 3. Public commemoration of the Holocaust; 4. Is the centrality of the Holocaust overemphasised? Two dialogues; 5. Issues in teaching the Holocaust; 6. What we should teach our children; 7. The shadows of the Holocaust; Part II. Jewish Thought and Modern History: 8. Franz Rosenzweig and Martin Buber Reconsidered; 9. The problem of pluralism in contemporary orthodoxy: philosophy and politics; 10. From Auschwitz to Oslo: the journey of Elie Wiesel; 11. Jacob Neusner and the renewal of an ever-dying people; 12. Political Zionism's would-be successors: sectarianism, Messianism, nationalism, and secularism; 13. The situation of the American Jew; Notes; Index.
Michael Berenbaum explores the Jewish identity of his generation, the first to mature after tragedy and triumph.
'Brilliant scholarship, astute political awareness, religious sensitivity, and lucid prose - these virtues characterize Michael Berenbaum and his pereceptive essays. Insightfully probing the Holocaust, contemporary Jewish thought, and American experience, After Tragedy and Triumph is a triumph.' John K. Roth 'All those who wish to read only one book about the condition of Jewry in 1990 would do well to choose Michael Berenbaum's After Tragedy and Triumph. In his description of contemporary Jewish thought he sacrifices neither complexity nor lucidity.' Raul Hilberg 'These essays offer us an important new Jewish voice. Michael Berenbaum combines a creative mind with the insights gleaned from firsthand experience. He gives an original portrait of how understanding of the Holocaust has become central in American Jewish life and how that understanding itself has been defined by the American experience. His theological commentary ranges from a fresh appreciation of Martin Buber and critique of Franz Rosenzweig to Orthodoxy's problems and possibilities with pluralism. Everything he touches he clarifies and illuminates. By sharing his insights our understanding is transformed. The reader is enriched - this is valuable reading.' Rabbi Irving Greenberg
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